Gobseck (en. Gobseck)

/ɡɔb.sɛk/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A literary character who is miserly, cruel, and unscrupulous.

In the novel, the gobseck embodies greed and the exploitation of the weak.

Dans le roman, le gobseck incarne la cupidité et l'exploitation des faibles.

An individual who accumulates wealth immorally.

This businessman is a true gobseck, willing to do anything for profit.

Ce businessman est un véritable gobseck, prêt à tout pour faire du profit.

Derived from the character Gobseck, a usurer in the works of Honoré de Balzac.

to be a gobseck

To be very stingy.

être un gobseck

the art of gobseck

To master the accumulation of wealth through dubious means.

l'art de gobseck

avarice

An excessive desire to possess wealth.

avarice

greed

An insatiable desire to accumulate material goods.

cupidité

A unscrupulous usurer.

That guy is a real gobseck, he only lends at exorbitant rates.

Celui-là est un vrai gobseck, il ne prête qu'à des taux exorbitants.

A person who exploits others financially.

Avoid doing business with him, he's a pure gobseck.

Évite de faire affaire avec lui, c'est un pur gobseck.